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Bristol County, Massachusetts

2026 election results. Edward Markey (D) has 54% of the U.S. Senate vote in Bristol County, with about 98% of the expected vote counted. Bristol County is split between 3 U.S. House districts.

2026 results in Bristol County

U.S. Senate

Edward Markey
54.2%109,266
John Deaton
41.6%83,855
Shiva Ayyadurai
2.4%4,934
Joe Tache
1.8%3,599
98% counted

Statewide: Edward Markey wins. Called.

Governor

Maura Healey
51.3%102,470
Mike Minogue
44.9%89,764
Andrea James
3.8%7,588
97% counted

Statewide: Maura Healey wins. Called.

U.S. House: Massachusetts 4th District

Jake Auchincloss
58.8%68,208
Thomas Stalcup
41.2%47,744
90% counted

Only part of Bristol County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Jake Auchincloss wins. Called.

U.S. House: Massachusetts 8th District

Stephen Lynch
61.5%6,347
Robert Burke
35.1%3,625
Rasheed Walters
3.3%341
94% counted

Only part of Bristol County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Stephen Lynch wins. Called.

U.S. House: Massachusetts 9th District

William Keating
58.0%29,238
R. Tyler MacAllister
42.0%21,175
83% counted

Only part of Bristol County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: William Keating wins. Called.

The leader in Bristol County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 6, 11:05 AM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
MA SenateD +13.2——
MA GovernorD +6.6D +1.3D +5.3
MA-04 part of the countyD +17.6——
MA-08 part of the countyD +27.3——
MA-09 part of the countyD +16.0——

Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.

How Bristol County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris49.6%Donald Trump48.3%D +1.3278,017
2020Joe Biden54.9%Donald Trump42.9%D +12.0279,278
2016Hillary Clinton52.0%Donald Trump42.4%D +9.7248,959
2012Barack Obama59.2%Mitt Romney38.8%D +20.4241,509
2008Barack Obama60.4%John McCain37.3%D +23.1243,120
2004John Kerry63.5%George W. Bush35.4%D +28.1232,878
2000Al Gore64.5%George W. Bush29.7%D +34.8211,337

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved R +33.5.

Towns in Bristol County

TownU.S. Senate votesMarginCounted
New Bedford24,486D +28.4100%
Fall River20,410D +17.8100%
Taunton19,071D +14.9100%
Attleboro16,870D +21.798%
Dartmouth14,090D +12.0100%
North Attleborough11,879D +17.795%
Mansfield10,791D +24.297%
Easton10,570D +18.894%
Somerset8,379D +9.099%
Westport8,324D +4.399%
Swansea7,531R +1.499%
Fairhaven7,375D +11.499%
Norton7,064D +7.787%
Raynham6,647D +1.398%
Seekonk6,599D +13.197%
Rehoboth5,939R +5.1100%
Acushnet4,599R +15.1100%
Freetown4,269R +9.3100%
Dighton3,628R +9.6100%
Berkley3,133R +14.4100%

Massachusetts reports its votes by town. They're added up here into the county.

Other counties in Massachusetts

Massachusetts results

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county and town. They're unofficial until Massachusetts certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Massachusetts's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.